Meanings
nouncosmic string (plural cosmic strings)
plural cosmic strings
- A cosmically-scaled string of mass-energy left over from the big bang as a topological defect in spacetime.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
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Translations
Polish struna kosmiczna
- struna kosmicznacosmically-scaled string of mass-energy left over from the big band as a topological defect in spacetime
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